Does your horse like a treat? Silly question!
We have teamed up with Bigboyz to stock their tasty and healthy treats. They are dehydrated, not baked, and contain only natural ingredients, including chaff, mint, linseed, fenugreek, chamomile, cranberry and oats amongst other yummy ingredients 😋
They come in a resealable paper pouch, which is fully compostable, vegan, non-GMO and no harmful chemicals.
These treats do not contain additives, sugar or ash, which can be found in other popular brands. Even our fussiest treat testers loved them!
They retail at £9.99 per 500g bag and we are stocking them for £8.99 per bag, an absolute bargain we think you'll agree.
Why not stock up and treat your horse, or treat someone else this Christmas? 😊🎁🎀
We had a lovely weekend meeting people at the South of England Horse Trials and Autumn Show.
Do contact us if you are interested in our therapy treatments or treatments from our partners chiropractic treatment or thermography.
☎️ 07915 294848
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We cater for all shapes and sizes here at Toad Hall Farm Equine Rehabilitation and Performance! How cute is Tiny Fred?!😍
Feel free to contact us with any queries or to book your tiny or large equine in for one of our therapy treatments:
☎️ 07915 294848
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⭐️Our NEW Intro Package⭐️
Our intro package is designed for horses completely new to the water treadmill, or horses who have used a water treadmill before but may need a refresher and need gentle acclimatisation to our therapy centre. This package aims to safely and effectively introduce horses to the treadmill, so they can thoroughly adapt to the new environment physically and mentally without overstimulating and risking overwhelm.
What you can expect:
- Three separate 15 minute water treadmill sessions, each one set within an hour long appointment to ensure plenty of time without rushing.
- Gentle sympathetic approach with knowledgeable, trained, qualified staff.
- Horse consultation identifying aims, objectives and creating a bespoke plan.
- Water will be introduced incrementally throughout the sessions dependant on individual horse.
Research* has suggested that biomechanical variables and heart rate reach a steady state by the third or fourth session, therefore it is important to give the horse this time to adjust before continuing with their programme.
*https://pure.hartpury.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/8585596/Current_knowledge_of_equine_water_treadmill_exercise_what_can_we_learn_from_human_and_canine_studies.pdf
Book our INTRO package today by contacting us on: 07915 294848 or visit: https://www.toadhallfarm.co.uk
Any further questions or queries please give us a ring.
The lovely Conor McGregor aka sausage showing us how to work correctly on the treadmill, he’s a very large 5 year old who’s really benefitting from his weekly sessions, he’s dropping his head nicely staying soft through his neck, moving his back nicely and straight and tracking up well. We don’t take the water to deep with him so we don’t over cook him. His owner and riders are saying how much straighter and more forward he is to ride.
Come and join the team at our next Physiotherapy Assessment Day on
APRIL 25th 2024
A work up assessment and Physiotherapy treatment with Maruska Aylward
Followed by a Water treadmill session
Work up assessment only £40
Work up and Physio £60
Water treadmill assessment £25 for an intro session and £46 for a full session
Call 07915 294848 for further information and bookings.
Email [email protected]
www.toadhallfarm.co.uk
Water treadmill is not just for rehabilitation, it’s also for strengthening and fitness work. Pluto is preparing for his jumping season ahead having had quiet winter due to me working to hard!
It’s a great way to give them another form of exercise and keep their brains active, added muscle and mobility work will hopefully prevent injuries
We had a very successful assessment day this week with Maruska from Bridgefield Physiotherapy. The video shows how we work together on the assessment days to progress rehabilitation and achieve optimal work.
Every horse/ pony is different and has different needs so it’s important to assess properly it’s not a 1 program fits all and depending on injury fitness level, way of going and conformation we adjust the speeds, water height and whether we use the incline.
Our next assessment days are :
Thursday 29th February
Thursday 25th April
I’m often asked whether we every have horses who won’t go on the treadmill, the short answer is not if you do it correctly and with patience. The video is my rising 4 year old who’s only been handled properly for a month and she’s never been in the rehab or seen anything apart from fields and now the stable. This was literally her first time through.
Water treadmill exercise has many potential benefits when integrated into a training or rehabilitation programme, including an increase in range of movement of lower limbs, increased lumbar flexion, decreased impact shock. You can see how this horse is lifting its back so using its core correctly and enabling it to flex through its lower limbs.
